Salt Lake City Mormon Temple

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This revised model has been updated by changing the corner columns from six-sided structures to eight-sided ones. The Salt Lake City Mormon Temple model was designed using actual photos as reference points. It features a bit more detail at the top of the columns and accurately depicts the window count on the columns, setting it apart from Kafran and Hamerhand models. Due to its size of 185 x 128 x 188mm High, it's impossible to include every single detail in the model. Given that there isn't a picture of the rear, I couldn't determine if there were steps leading up to doors like on the front side. Therefore, I made it identical to the front. Print Settings: Printer: Lyman V2 Rafts: No Supports: No Resolution: 0.25mm Infill: 8% Notes: I used a 0.40 nozzle with a 0.25 layer height. A smaller nozzle and layer height would produce an even better model. As it was, it took over 20 hours to print at a filament speed of 50 mm/sec. The 8% infill provided excellent support for the roof, but I used a 4-layer top horizontal to achieve a solid roof. If you want to illuminate the inside with LEDs, print it with 4 perimeters, 0 bottom layers, 5 top layers, and 0 infill. I have scaled it down to 120mm long and have successfully printed over 50 of these using Simplified3D software. It's essential to print the Angel Moroni separately. Scale it as needed and then paint it with gold spray paint before attaching it to the front center column using CA glue. The front of the model features five windows on each corner column, whereas the rear has only four windows when viewed from a side perspective. Post-Printing: The only post-printing work I had to do was painting and gluing on the Angel Moroni, as well as cleaning up a few threads on top of the column spires. My model weighs 17 oz. How I Designed This: This model was created using AutoCAD 11 as a solid model. Custom Section: The advantage of drawing a building as a solid model over a shell model is that you can scale it up or down without affecting the shell thickness. Two parameters are always two parameters. I use infill for support from 3 to 10% depending on the model design.